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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #4,994

yeah I know you did not ask!

If I was being truthful, I would say I really do not understand myself. I have a hard time understanding people in general, but women truly remain a mystery to me.

I had a thought this morning, “I really do not understand women”.  I then had a minor epiphany and realized that for the most part I had given trying to understand the fairer sex several years ago.  My goal had changed from understanding to just going with the flow.  My success rate with that ebbs and flows, sometimes dramatically.  However, on the whole, it is a better way of operating.  I then went with my ruminations and though how much easier my life would have been if I had discovered this personal axiom of gender relationships some 50 years ago.  I suppose that goes under “better late than never”.

Keep well.

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Quote of the Day — Aristotle

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~~ Aristotle

 

 

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Cultural Diversity – How Many Continents Are There?

I am working with several iTalki.com Spanish teachers/tutors from different countries to get a wide range of accents and styles. Every couple weeks I visit with a young woman, Micaela, from Coca, Ecuador.  Coca is in the northern part of the country at the confluence of 2 or 3 rivers in what looks to me to be Amazonian Jungle.  I do know the primary industry of this town is petroleum.

Micaela is very personable, very intelligent and a great conversationalist. She is trained as an accountant, which in this country would imply a 4 year college degree.   I’m not sure what her educational background is, Continue reading “Cultural Diversity – How Many Continents Are There?”

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A bushel and a peck…

A bushel and a peck… and a hug around the neck.  I have heard this little ditty for about as long as I have memories.  It is generally in a situation like this:

Wife: Do you love me?
Husband: A bushel and peck…
Wife looking expectant.
Husband:  And a hug around the neck!

I have never really thought about it a much until recently.  Being incredibly stupid or ignorant we made a trip to New Orleans the week after Mardi Gras 2020.  We went as the trip had been planned for a while.  The purpose of the trip was to visit an old family friend of Robin’s, Syble,  who had recently entered a nursing home.  The fear was if we did not make the trip soon it might be pointless later as she was in the early stages of dementia and not young. Continue reading “A bushel and a peck…”

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3 Viagra Stories

My mother going for a ride in LI BLU

First…

I bought my 2006 top-of-the-line Mazda MX-5 (a rose is a rose by any name…so Miata works) almost new in May of 2007. The 50ish gentleman I bought it from had fallen in love with a younger women with two small children.  He needed a family car to accommodate his new family,  and so he was desperate to sell.  I worked the deal and paid a very reasonable price for the car.  I almost felt sorry for him, but a deal is a deal.

If you are not familiar with a Miata it is a little two seat convertible.  Mine is a bright blue that has become reasonably popular the last few years.  Back then it was unique.  At the time I was dating Continue reading “3 Viagra Stories”

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #5,481

yeah I know you did not ask!

I’ve lived nearly 7 decades on this incredibly tiny mote at the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy.  I am not sure that I have learned or figured out much in this breathtakingly short time of corporeal existence , but here is one.  90% of anyone’s success in a relationship is the ability to ignore.  A true practitioner of this art moves it from ignoring to  acceptance.

The tolerant Señora Weinhaus is a Zen Master of this aid to human interaction.  It, in conjunction with her ability to love, goes a long way to explaining her large circle of friends.  To me, of the INTJ personality, her aptitude seems to be of a paranormal ilk .  It seems to be something out of the reach of a mere mortal like myself.

However, even the forbearing Señora Weinhaus is challenged by my preternatural talents of eructation and flatulence.  It does make me wonder what karma this poor woman is working out.

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This pandemic is real people…

A few weeks ago I posted an article, The Pandemic Blues – Take II. In it I detailed several things that happened to me during a round of golf that disturbed me in relation to folk’s attitude towards the corona virus pandemic.  I then mentioned passing a popular bar/restaurant on my way home that is close to the golf course.  It caters to a working class crowd,  and is a nice place to grab a cold one and a bite to eat.  What I noticed that day was how crowded the parking lot was, to the point of overflowing.  And how I could not imagine social distancing taking place in there.

The last 2 or 3 times I have been golfing over in Illinois, the bar has been closed.  Today at the golf course there was a young man  behind the counter who I knew and knew to be from the area.  I asked him if he knew the story about why the bar was closed.

Well yes he did.  It turns out 2 of the waitresses tested positive for COVID-19.  They were going to just close down the place for a couple days for a “deep cleaning”, he told me.  He then went on to relate that there was a cluster of 20  COVID-19 cases in a small town close to Columbia, IL  When they did the contact tracing they all went back to the bar!  So they have closed the bar down for 2 weeks.  I suppose that works to… I’m not really sure.

I can only hope when they reopen they test their employees a little better and force their customers into practicing social distancing.  I do not really see the later happening in this particular establishment.

We all need to take care and realize that this is a real and serious pandemic, and that it is far from over.

Keep well.

 

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SING… Sing where you can…

If you ask the lyrical Señora Weinhaus she will quickly tell you that her life is music.  If she could not sing I am not sure she would find life worth living.  Normally she sings in in several choirs, but all that has been curtailed due to COVID-19.

She met two of her mates from the Hospice Choir at a tunnel on the Creve Coeur bike path.  Bonnie’s husband shot this video of their jubilation.

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #5,692

yeah I know you did not ask!

Wife:  “I don’t mean to tell you what to do…”

Husband: “Then, don’t.”

And that is when the fight started!

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The Unintended Lesson – Revisited

I wrote the article below a little over 20 years, and I wanted to re-share this story today. 

In all of our lives there are hopefully a few individuals that have made a big impact.  My Uncle Dutch and Aunt Peggy were two such people.  When, as a teenager, I was having a lot of problems at home, they took me in for a while.  They helped firm up my rudder that was wobbling terribly.  My uncle passed away today at the age of 92 after living what I would call a good and meaningful  life.  God bless you, Uncle, and godspeed on your new journey. 

dsc_0001aMy Uncle Dutch is not a tall man, and he has what we affectionately call a Buddha belly. I know that he was skinny once upon a time. I have seen pictures of him when he was young and in the Navy, but that is not the Harry Dodd I know. He is elderly now, with white hair, and it is hard for me to not think of him in a suit and tie. The first thing that you will probably notice about my Uncle is his smile. While he doesn’t smile all the time, it is certainly there more than it isn’t. And it is the type of smile that just lights up his whole face.

He is married to my mother’s sister. Now that I am older, I recognize her as kind, gentle, woman. Continue reading “The Unintended Lesson – Revisited”